Surprise, Thargoids losing a hundred systems in less than a day was, in fact, actually not intended, and Frontier is busy reverting.

So Hadad gets another 2-3 weeks of nervously waiting to be reduced to bits and pieces. Probably.

I shrugged, not giving away my true feelings through the gesture… but my tone did.

“It is all a, facade. Hiding what they are truly doing. I doubt that woman actually cares about those people out there.”

I shook my head.

“As for the soldier, maybe I will let her go. I don’t see a point in killing… not here. Even if it is an idiot who needed to be shown what Azimuth is, to realize, they have not changed at all. And maybe the fact of just being ‘a soldier’ will work to keep Azimuth from bothering as much… I doubt they would send anybody to Colonia for someone that unimportant, anyway, especially if we destroy the lab.”

I still didn’t care much for her fate, so I stopped going into it there.

“Sirius is… oddly quiet, on this matter. Ever since the new drive was released, they have just… not said anything. I don’t know whether to take it as a good sign… no one can say it for sire, but people suspect they are related to this ‘Club’ that is out there… have we spoken on this before? I cannot remember.”

“But, I think it is… concerning. It is only rumors and speculation, but… apparently, in the past, every time there was a ‘competitor’ or something to do with frame shift drive research coming up, the people behind it… mysteriously fell ill, or had some kind of ‘accident’. And Sirius were somehow always right there, to pick it up. For nothing else to happen with the project. Keeping their monopoly up… but why, I don’t know. Maybe, so they can control it all?”

I shrugged again, this time in more of a “Hell if I know” way, with an appropriate facial expression. But putting my brain to work like that was becoming a bit of a drain, and some words like ‘frame shift drive’ were somehow difficult to get out, so I found a spot to sit down… or, at least, sit as well as I could with the lack of gravity. It kind of made me wish there was some, because I liked the effects of weight on my body. Particularly that large, soft lower half when I was sat down.

“We should look at the Azimuth megaship first, anyway. It is more important, right now… we can worry about the dumb megacorporation being dumb, later. And maybe our ‘friend’ in the cell block down there, can soon give us a hint. No… participation awards, if not, however.”

You do know this isn't FDev's forum right? If you want to complain about the game you need to raise it with them here.

This page is to request improvements or report issues with inara, not the game.

As for the carrier jump times, they always slow down after FDev server restarts, after a day or so they settle back down to normal. And yes, it is really annoying.

What I think now is that the Power Distributor either doesn't allow for enough boost or weapon recharge, my main (4A) Beam Laser cuts off after a while since I changed from Weapon Focus to Engine Focus...

This ship needs a lot of attention when it comes to engineering, the Power Unit has to be top ***** and the Power distributor as well before the ship could get some Engine/Weapons balance.

They claim it is Combat focus but the Krait MK II had better balance with a 7E POWER DISTRIBUTOR from stock, I'm gonna swap the 6D for a 6A before I waste mote material in engineering...



It's not just you...

Does anyone else think the Python Mk2 thruster boost up cool down sfx sound just a little like the OG doom door closing sound..
Is that just me ?

It could be...

I went to a Resource Extraction Site to test my Multi-Cannons and I figured she still lack in pitch rate but she is far from being fully engineered.

The guns are 2 X Fixed Overcharged/OVERSIZED and 1 x Fixed Overcharged/CORROSIVE SHELL, same combination than my Corvette, when the shells hits, the target goes boom real fast but you need to down its shields first so good lasers are essential.

For me, no fighter is a bummer, I groomed my NPC pilot from newbie to Elite and she is very good at taking chunks of enemy shields (XG9 Lance).

On the central HARDPOINT I have one 1E BEAM LASER which I'm gonna upgrade to the right size (4 A) with Long range/THERMAL VENT as mods because even with an undersized main Laser, they overheats.

Since I focused on the 6A POWER PLANT first, I had just enough materials to finish engineering the MULTI-CANNONs, also, I am struggling a lot more with the Yaw axis with the MK II than with the Corvette (over sensitive controller), I need to find an app with control curves so I can make it less sensitive in this axis.

It's still too early to say if it is worth the buy and in the class of a fully engineered FDL...

Anyone knows what change they made to material gathering? They said they'd make it easier...

"Your wish is almost like a command," I quipped with a sly grin. "It won't take much longer to prepare the ship as you wanted it."

I wasn’t sure yet whether I’d order the ship to the local docking bay or fly it in myself, but it all boiled down to the same thing. We’d be boarding here.

"I don’t know much about Hothis, let alone any of her standards. But she seems to have her shop in order, at least the part she’s responsible for. Word is, she’s got a bunch of fans out in the fringe worlds… probably has something to do with her company starting to deliver medical supplies out there. I reckon her competitors have seriously underestimated her." I shrugged nonchalantly. "A crap shop stays a crap shop."

"As for the soldier… I’ll leave her fate entirely up to you, but maybe it’s punishment enough to always have to be on the run from now on. Even if you had a bit of hexedit magic - her bosses will always see her as a risk. They’re more likely to send a hit squad than any helping hand."

"Right now, I’m also pondering about Sirius. A damn big company, but they’ve got serious competition with the new FSDs now. Wonder how that’ll play out? I wouldn’t put it past them to have such chips too... Let’s see where this takes us. Next stop, the Musashi? Or was there something else we need to do first?"

“At least, I chose to be big and round.”, I retorted, mildly joking at the shape of the body. “And I am still young… even if I do not look like it.”

Though, despite the totally white skin, the fact that I wasn’t really old yet still seemed obvious. And I also had realized it was part of the joke, but I’d still decided to say it, anyway.

“Anyway, I maybe have had a ‘bounty’ from Azimuth on me. Probably… not legally. Maybe even still exists now, but I don’t want to care for it, all the time. That… would not be a way to live. Though, I… don’t have much sympathy, for that woman. Anybody who works for them now, has no excuse to not know their history.”

I wasn’t yet sure whether I would be providing any advice once this was over. That soldier had gotten lucky enough that I was not prone to violence outside of an outright fight, whether it involved guns or hands. And other physically involved body parts - if my legs had carried a kick before, they did even more so now.

“And maybe we will find out more about what those chips are used for or where they are from if we manage to track down the trail. See where this came from, originally, at least.”

“Oh, and, two other things… first, the soldier asked we say hi to this ‘Hothis’ for her. Even called her a ‘bitch’, apparently something about stupid high standards.. from what I understand. And, second… when you have your ship ready, please come over here with it. I would rather not have to deal with your crew along the way to the hangar… or, rather, make them deal with me. And my ‘size’.”

Yeah, you're not the only one, but update plus new ships equals loads of traffic and servers are struggling apparently.

Ah ok i see. and i guess with the new update everyone is on it

"Ouch," I shot back at the jab about my, let's say, 'flexible' approach to legality. "So you used to be all sleek and slim, and I had a virginal take on legality. Seems like age played us both dirty..." I retorted with a mischievous glint in my eye. I didn't hold it against her; us pirates often got a worse rap than we deserved. Slaughtering ship crews, for instance, was more a discipline of large corporations.

"Azimuth's got reach, but even they can't be everywhere. I reckon each of us has had a bounty on our heads at some point..." I pondered, glancing at Kasumi, "...well, almost all of us. Anyway, you can usually lay low somewhere if you can stomach the outer worlds. That's probably her only shot."

The fact that our guest was miffed about the revelations concerning her gear didn't surprise me. I'd be more than just ticked off if someone wired me up to be monitored and blown to smithereens.

"These AI chips aren't exactly lying around, so either they're sitting on a stash for some reason, or this gadget here is in extremely short supply. Some kind of prototype, perhaps?"

True to my nature, I often unconsciously gesticulated wildly with my hands to emphasize a point. I had done it again this time when I suddenly realized that my hand, which had been injured by the electric shock, already had healed completely - which perplexed me.

up to 55mn between Carrier jumps?

How about now selling us upgrades for fast sin up and increased range for Fleet Carriers?

I have 1,507 Jumps and 543,441.56 Ly on the clock with my Carrier, I use it as a base for long range exploration, but also to carry short range ships to engineers, not always stocked in one spot in the bubble, so how am I supposed to take this apart for a raw nerf?

What difference does it make to developers if we pay for the fuel and upkeep how we use them?

I hope you'll consider returning to the 20 mn spool up time we had before.

Thanks!



OK it makes sense now... First jump was 55mn, second 40mn, now it's 32 mn, I guess technicians are still working at it.

New ships is excellent news, I just got myself a Python II, but as a Carrier user I'd do with Carrier upgrades/engineering, for range and spooling time, some of us don't use them as static bases but do exploration and transport with them...

Carrier jump durations are dependant on the server load, sometimes it's even worse. So, nothing to worry about in particular, the carrier itself is fine.

Hey everyone.
bought a fleet Carrier last week, Its been going fine, just out exploring , but i have notices that as of the latest update it takes just under and hour to jump again.
anyone else noticing this

This seems like the best way. Thanks CMDR Atusia and everyone else. Great help as always. o7

That PMKII Stellar looks more like a grind trap, I just found out that player is not able to store or replace modules from pre-built ships and it is lacking optional slots for HRPs and MRPs, it would eat limpets like no tomorrow...WTF

Probably a bare minimum 2D FSD so it can supercruise around but not much else, using shipping service or carrier to get it somewhere...

... personally, I don't ever see the point of doing that. Or maybe the ship just never gets moved.

Currently trying to determine if 5A SCO has better deceleration than the 5C - if so, might actually be the very rare circumstance I don't run an A rated FSD. Because the better deceleration is actually kind of detrimental for those longer supercruise treks between planets/primary and binary, etc, stars.

"I have 'tasked' her to get us info. If she can. And think about what got her stuck in this mess. Was not so... keen, on Azimuth, after I showed your pictures and the audio thingy you recovered, earlier. We will learn soon enough if she can get us any result. But, we should still look at the megaship, for the case that it is not the truth."

I moved over to the remains of the computer, leaning over the table it was placed on, one leg placed forward slightly, both hands on said table. Which, of course, presented my backside, and the thighs as well to some extent.

"I sent you what she told me. And recognized me, except for insisting that I looked different on whatever Azimuth shared of me, without 'fattened hips and breasts'. But, the important part, I think they used the AI chip stuff for this. Maybe more. She did tell me, about overhearing 'techs' discussing with this, and that there were no details to the 'experimental technology' used in... I guess, this."

I raised a hand over the defunct device.

"And to 'watch its performance and what it was doing', apparently. Whatever is in there may not be completely legal... not that they would care." A brief glance went toward my companion. "Or you, I... guess."

I focused back on the computer again.

"Maybe analyzing the hardware components would be a good idea... if you have not. And I can also send you a recording of the full 'chat' I had. If you want it... for now, I am making her stay in the cell, until we are done with the project. I will decide what to do after that... she will have to survive Azimuth, if I let her go, anyway."

Yep. No need for additional weight, and it's pretty much the same with fuel scoop (gone) and everything I don't need for bounty hunting from my Carrier. 3D FRAME SHIFT DRIVE vs 6E FRAME SHIFT DRIVE (Stock Corvette). That's a 38 tons gain.



OK Folks. Time to go farming, hopefully, they didn't kill this spot (Orrere 2 B Anaconda Crash Site).


Good news, it's still there. Bad news, it's still as awkward to farm material as before.

There are 3 Canisters that you have to shoot to get the material, 1-2 small containers with grade 3/4 Raw Material each, they fly all over the place and sometimes it is impossible to get to them with an SRV. Log out/repeat for respawn.

55mn then 42 mn between two jumps with a Carrier? Long range exploration becomes impossible with them now, WTH were they thinking?

Oh, yeah, yeah, that hits the spot. Let the Pee Mk2 gallery spamming begin. :p

...hold on, wait a minute...
0.7ly jump range?

Did anybody buy Stellar variant of PMKII? Is its 5A FSD upgradable to the long range as it is shown in Ricardos youtube video? Thanks

My current Python II Specs compared to that of my Corvette which is fully optimized for combat, small FSD and Fuel Tank for example... The Python is only marginally engineered but as it is, my Corvette runs circles around the MK II in pitch and roll...

It should get better with full optimization (weight/engineering).




And NO I'm not dreaming, they seems to have nerfed the Carrier Jump time.

“Think your guest - if she survived the interrogation - was lucky to make it this far,” I said, flicking my free hand towards the suit’s computer.

“That blasted thing had a self-destruct mechanism. But no worries, I’ve tinkered with it. It won’t be blowing up anything anymore,” I said with a smirk, tilting my head to the side.

“Don’t look so glum now... There wasn’t much intel to scrape up anyway. Sent you the bits and bobs while you were playing bad cop with the prisoner. Besides, I snagged an authentication code that’ll let us masquerade as the captive soldier on demand."

"...So, how’d your little tête-à-tête go?”

I casually strolled into the room, not even bothering to hide the - natural or not - swaying of my enlarged hips, partly as it was just a byproduct of my adjusted walk cycle, the equally larger breast lightly moving up and down as part of this walking too. And then I stopped, taking in the situation.

Computer looked normal, but its power supply definitely showed signs of taking a bashing, its 'inspector' was hiding one hand under an armpit, and I placed both hands on my hips as fists.

"I expected a mess, but I also wanted to be disappointed."

So Frontier are up to some funny stuff with the Thargoids or the servers have run amok on it, but Titan Hadad (HIP 30377) suddenly went from "Needs at least two more weeks of system clearance to make it vulnerable" to "Well, it's going to be down to single-digit controls on Thursday"... if this is intended and not going to see a sudden reversion because the update screwed stuff up.

Still, if you want your Titan decal, best to pay attention... it will end up at 2 controls if this goes through.